Jun 15 Watch 7:47 News Wrap: U.S. student freed from North Korea suffered severe brain injury By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, Otto Warmbier suffered a severe neurological injury, according to doctors who have examined him since his release from North Korea. Warmbier is in a coma. Also, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, a leading Republican in… Continue watching
Jun 15 This lawyer helps Mongolian herders and Indian tea farmers fight injustice By Larisa Epatko Natalie Bridgeman Fields started her nonprofit in 2009 "as a direct response to seeing communities all over the world having pressing human rights and environmental abuses go unaddressed."… Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Parents of U.S. student freed from North Korea speak out By Dake Kang, Associated Press WYOMING, Ohio — An American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea and returned to his home state of Ohio in a coma suffered a "severe neurological injury," a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:18 Can more U.S. troops in Afghanistan help end the war? By PBS News Hour As part of the Trump administration's review of America's 16-year war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that the president has given him the authority to decide appropriate troop levels. The U.S. commander in that country has recommended boosting… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 4:59 Deadly tower of flames traps residents in London By PBS News Hour A massive fire in London killed at least 12 people and injured several others Wednesday. The fire spread rapidly, engulfing the high-rise apartment building as trapped people called for help. The cause of the fire is still unknown and it… Continue watching
Jun 14 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Russia investigations By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Iman Smith, Andrew Wagner Here are five important stories that were overlooked in the media frenzy. Continue reading
Jun 14 Trump delays effective date of travel ban amid court battle By Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump's travel ban is soon set to expire. Continue reading
Jun 14 Mattis: Trump has delegated decisions on Afghan troop levels By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he can now set U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan after receiving the authority from President Donald Trump. It's a break from past practice that Mattis said will enable him to more effectively… Continue reading
Jun 14 Fire in London apartment building leaves 12 dead, dozens hospitalized By Corinne Segal Twelve people have died and dozens more were hospitalized after a fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building in London early Wednesday morning, Metropolitan Police confirmed and Reuters reported. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 9:42 What the rising power of Hezbollah means for the Middle East By PBS News Hour Hezbollah, considered a terrorist group by the U.S. and others, has been a crucial fighting force in Syria's civil war, integral to the survival of the Assad regime. While the Lebanese militant group’s popularity across the Middle East has plummeted,… Continue watching